Bruno Koninckx

Working as a freelance/parttime project manager on digital innovation projects. Currently working on a XR training project for a large governmental organisation.

At the CIB faculty (Creative and Innovative Business), research centre at Thomas More University College (Mechelen), we do research on innovation in media, communication & tourism. As a researcher I have worked on different research projects: the IWT research project CityInMyPocket (development of a tourist city guide) and the development of a bike tour with GPS. From October 2006 untill September 2008, I worked part-time as a trendwatcher for the V-ict-OR E-government knowledge center. From January 2008 until January 2010, I worked on the VEP (Virtual European Parliament) project, an EU funded research project on e-participation. From January 2010 until the end of 2011, I worked on the IWT-TIS project 3xi, together with V-ict-OR. From October 2010 until september 2013, I was project leader of the project 'Van e-reader tot e-reading', which wanted to help publishers with digital/ mobile publishing on tablets and other devices. As from October 2014, I was project leader of the two-year Cornet research program 'Towards a sustainable Mobiele Toursim Guide.' (www.mobielegidsen.be ) As from October 2016, I was project leader of a research project on 360degree video and VR. See www.360zone.be As from October 2018, I was project leader of the research project Immersive Training, which focuses on the use of technologies like VR, AR, 360° video or MR for training purposes (www.immersivetrainingen.be ). As from October 2020, I am project leader of the research project eXtend

- immersive technologies for broadcasters. I also work on the Vlaio project Virtual Worlds which is helping organisations with online meetings and events.

DigitArte is de vennootschap waarbinnen ik mijn zelfstandige activiteiten uitvoer. De laatste jaren gaat het vooral om innovatieve digitale projecten. In de loop der jaren heb ik als journalist voor kranten (Het Nieuwsblad, De Tijd, De Standaard), tal van tijdschriften (Weekend Knack, Focus, Business ICT, Data News, HR Magazine, Wintersport Gids,...) radio (Studio Brussel, Radio 1) en TV (Canal+, Kanaal Z) gewerkt. Momenteel ben ik uitgever - hoofdredacteur van Outdoorfan.be De afgelopen 20 jaar heb ik ook tal van trainingen en opleidingen rond digitale media in brede zin gegeven voor onder meer Thomas More, Multimedi, Kluwer Opleidingen, Elsevier, HRM Net en Tijd Academie.